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You’re invited to our Spring SprEE art show featuring EsmE Carter. Save the dates of Thursday, May 4 and Friday, May 5 and please join us for a new art show, bubbles and bites, plus gifts for grads, Mother’s Day and more. If you don’t know our featured artist, Esme Auten Carter, she’s a color […]
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We’re back from the Atlanta Market and feeling more inspired than ever! 2016 was our best year ever with the move to our new location, new branding and a boatload of fab projects. So what are the HAUTE TRENDS for 2017 that we can’t wait to incorporate? Just check out below… Green, Pantone’s Color […]
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I can still see the blush silk canopy that adorned my grandmother’s four poster bed. It was in her guest room where I slept and would lie awake repeatedly counting the pleats around the center medallion. That color was so unique to me at the time when the 70’s was full of bold patterns and […]
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The Forecast: 2 themes and 46 colors that will define the new season We’re headed to High Point this weekend and just previewed the Spring 2017 Color Forecast. We’ll be on the look out for visual inspiration and color palette direction so we can help you incorporate these major home interiors trends for Spring 2017. […]
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As a firm named DUO DESIGN it’s apparent we believe in the power of pairs, especially when it comes to chairs. A great pair can give symmetry to a room when there isn’t, flank a fireplace or provide the perfect place to share a cocktail with a friend. My obsession with chairs started when I […]
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After looking at the trends from markets this year, it’s apparent that “pretty” is back in style and we couldn’t be happier. While the whole industrial, reclaimed wood look is interesting, and even appropriate if you’re a broke barista living in Brooklyn, the aesthetic is not particularly inviting or even comfortable. Have you ever dined […]
We’re back from the High Point Market overflowing with new inspiration and so excited to get into the studio so we can get busy designing and painting. We’re incorporating the trends we found below with exciting new items coming to the studio. Here’s some highlights from our trip… BLACK AND WHITE ALL OVER I’m in […]
We love a layered room that incorporates pieces from different decades because the visual tension makes the space so much more chic and interesting. So when we’re choosing these special pieces with clients, the question often comes up, what’s the difference between “modern” and “contemporary”? The easiest way to explain the difference is that contemporary […]
Annual Survey and Analysis of Community of Over 25 Million Monthly Users Reveals Top-Rated Home Remodeling Professionals and Design Trends Houzz (www.houzz.com), the leading platform for home remodeling and design, today announced the community’s picks for Best Of Houzz 2015, a homeowner-to-homeowner guide to the top home builders, architects, interior designers, landscape pros and other […]
We just got back from a whirlwind market and we enjoyed three busy days of shopping for clients and looking for new vendors. It’s interesting to see literally millions of new products and pieces but with all the diversity and choices you still see certain trends emerge among them, starting with Chesterfield sofas… We’ve noticed […]